NSW on the brink of worst annual road toll in three years

New South Wales is on the brink of recording its worst annual road toll in three years.

A heavy police presence on the state’s roads is attempting to prevent further fatalities, however the NSW police service has had to fend off allegations they have been set quotas on booking motorists with driving offences.

“Quotas are creeping back in, I think we need to get it stopped immediately before it becomes an issue,” a statement from the Police Union said.

However, Premier Mike Baird denied there were quotas in place and said police were on the road to keep people safe.

This year, 345 people have died on the state’s roads, with 11 of those fatalities occurring in the past 11 days.